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The Bucket List vs The Rankings: How do things stack up?
Here are a few of our own takeaways... 1. At the top, it's no surprise that Augusta National punches well above its Rank of Ranks position, coming in at No 3 on the Bucket List ranking. In fact, the "I've seen it on TV so I wanna go there" sentiment (credit: Eric from The Fliers Club) runs throughout the Bucket List ranking. Other notables include Kiawah Island, Seminole (both of which perhaps benefit from some recency bias?), Bethpage Black, Whistling Straits and Riviera. 2. Not all US Open courses faired so well, and whilst Pinehurst seems to have cultivated a millennial-friendly brand (at No 8 on the Bucket List), we see other US Open venues fall short of their official ranking number - Oakmont, Merion and Brookline to name just three. 3. We don't know where people have voted from, but it's fair to assume based on web traffic [...]
Old Tom Trails: Crail Golfing Society
Crail was one of the very first golf clubs in the world when it was established in 1786, and stands today as one of the early pioneers who helped shape the game we enjoy today. The film is packed with information about the club and the game more broadly in those early years, and we really enjoyed catching up with David Roy - Crail Golfing Society's general manager to hear all about it. For us, going into Crail was the last day of tour. We'd played 36 holes at Carnoustie, and 36 round The Old course. It's really hard to top those few days, and whilst I (Sam) had played Crail about 6 or so years previously, we went in with fairly tepid expectations, with our minds probably more occupied on the 6 hour drive home and the jobs that lay waiting for us when we arrived. What [...]
088 – Laird Shepherd – Amateur Champion 2021
We got the catch up with Laird Shepherd after his Amateur Championship win at The Nairn. An unprecedented comeback from 7 down, with 14 holes to play in the final, and securing his spot in next months Open Championship at Royal St George's close to home at Rye, as well as the 2022 US Open & Masters. It's certainly one of the greatest comeback stories of all time! Latest Products Your bag? [contact-form-7 id="850" /]
087 – US Open Roundup
Short & sharp round up of the weekends events at Torrey Pines and Rahm's first Major victory! Podding 'live' from Cruden Bay on our latest Scotland leg in partnership with Where Golf Began! \Make sure you hit the subscribe button, and stay up to date with some awesome podcasts in the coming weeks! Latest Products Your bag? [contact-form-7 id="850" /]
Old Tom Trails: Carnoustie Golf Links
There is far too much to write about the history of Carnousite, so instead we'll simply ask you to check the film out which is filled with a lot of the significant events from its history. We all went into Carnoustie having not played it before. A course that is synonymous with difficulty, and the site of some of the most memorable Open Championships over time. We went in with an open mind, not expecting anything like what we experienced. The course is absolutely fantastic, and the challenge that's in front of you is the product of several great men who have shaped the routing and layout into what we see today. A fairly gentle opener (albeit I don't know how the pro's were putting irons onto the first green), followed by a superb second hole which works its way up the dunescape to a long and narrow [...]
Old Tom Trails: The Nairn Golf Club
'The Nairn', otherwise referred to as 'Nairn' Golf Club is another heavyweight links that sits in the Scottish Highlands, closely located to Inverness Airport. One of the big takeaways for us was the intimate feeling at Nairn. Our film will give you lots of context on the formation of the club and how the course has evolved over time, however when you step through the doors of the clubhouse you just get the sense that you've arrived at a very special club. The archive room at Nairn is without question one of the greatest highlights - the product of several passionate members who in 2007 took it upon themselves to catalogue the clubs history and in doing so have created one truly beautiful room littered with artefacts from Nairn and further afield - a true celebration of their proud history. The course itself is not gimmicky. It's not [...]
